June 2021 - Earl's Astro Site

Astronomers uncover evidence that there could be many more Earth-sized planets than previously thought

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Post published:June 29, 2021
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Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars. New findings from a team using the international Gemini Observatory and the WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope…

Stellar explosion in 1054 C.E. may have been a third flavor of supernova

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Post published:June 29, 2021
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Astronomers have found convincing evidence that supernovae come in a third flavor, powered by a long-suspected explosive mechanism that may explain a bright supernova humans observed 1,000 ago and that…

Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope

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Post published:June 28, 2021
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Not looking good! NASA is continuing to diagnose a problem with the payload computer on the Hubble Space Telescope after completing another set of tests on June 23 and 24.…